Issue date: 10/17/08 Section: ARTS & LIFE

The Scene had the chance to sit down with Clark Duke, one of the stars of "Sex Drive," to talk about his life and the movie.
Duke plays Lance, the sidekick and best friend of the main character, Ian, who is on a quest to drive cross-country to lose his virginity. The film opens in theaters today.

Q: Did you do a lot of improvisation on set?

A: A lot of my stuff is improv, but the script itself was really funny. And even though some of it was improv, a lot of it we rehearsed for a really long time. A lot of it was working with the writer and the director and coming up with a lot of stuff.

Q: Were any of the other actors skilled in impov like you?

A: James Marsden and Seth Green, you know, Seth is a pro. A lot of Jimmy's [Marsden] lines were rambling. It was just him messing around.

Q: Were you curious to try on the Señor Sprinkles doughnut costume?

A: No, it was huge and heavy and hot and miserable. I pushed Josh [Zuckerman] over a few times in it. That was pretty funny. The costume comes down to right below your knees, so if you barely tap it, you just fall over. I would smoke a cigarette and blow smoke into the armhole so he was just trapped in it. There are a lot of mean things that you can do to a guy in a doughnut costume.

Q: What actors would you really like to work with?

A: Oh wow, uh. God, I don't know. All kinds of people. My list is kind of weird. Like Michael Keaton, Elliot Gould, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase and James Spader.

Q: What director?

A: I would have really liked to have worked with Robert Altman. He is kind of my hero, director-wise. I was really bummed when he died. I would like to work with Woody Allen. That would be neat. Pretty neat. Or John Hughes.

Q: Would you like to do a huge summer blockbuster one day?

A: "Kick Ass" may be a big blockbuster superhero movie. I just have a supporting part in that. But I think it is going to be a huge movie. But yeah, that would be fun. I don't really have much of a plan. I don't have a five-year plan or anything, but I would like to do more writing and directing stuff.

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